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Historical Event on 1/1/1989
This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of the Young Reader"".
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/18/1911 | World' s first official airmail flight service with 6,500 letters and post cards was made between Bamrauli to Naini (Allahabad) on February 18, 1911. |
| 2/12/1932 | Roby James Francis D. Silva, great industrialist, artist and designer, was born at Bombay. |
| 4/13/1940 | Najma Heptulla, Vice President of Rajya Sabha, was born. |
| 5/30/1991 | Uma Shankar Dixit (90) passed away. |
| 10/22/1937 | Gandhiji presided over the educational conference at Wardha and outlined his scheme of education through basic crafts. |
| 7/1/1930 | Vinodkumar C. Gupta, leader in Maharashtra, was born. |
| 8/1/1988 | Air Chief Marshal Surinder Kumar Mehra PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/July/1991. |
| 6/28/1991 | K. Doraiswamy, a senior executive of the Indian Oil Corporation, was kidnapped by Kashmir ultras. |
| 2/22/1993 | Vinod Kambli scores 224 vs England at Bombay in 411 balls and smashes 23 fours. |
| 10/29/1958 | Dhondo Keshav Karve, first social and educational reformer of Maharashtra, honoured by Bharat Ratna Award. |
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